Summary

Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. In 1939, Ford built a school for African-American children – one of many local projects. He named the school in honor of his friend and famed educator and agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.

Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. In 1939, Ford built a school for African-American children – one of many local projects. He named the school in honor of his friend and famed educator and agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.